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What Kim Kataguiri said about re-nationalize privatized companies

Kim Kataguiri

Kim Kataguiri

December 15, 2020

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About: re-nationalize privatized companies

Kim Kataguiri: In other words, the Bolsa Lobista, the Bolsa Empresário, increased by practically R$200 billion during a left-wing administration.

Kim Kataguiri: Taxation of large fortunes did not occur; on the contrary. In Lula's first term, during the tax reform, Lula gave up the tax on large fortunes that was in the reform in order to approve the CPMF; that is, he burdened the ordinary citizen more, burdened the poorest more, in exchange for abandoning what was one of his main banners, one of his main speeches, which was the tax on large fortunes. More than that.

Despite the rhetoric against privatization, during Lula's first term we had a legislative decree project from PSOL that proposed the review, the renationalization of Vale, and the PT, a PT deputy, presented a report against the renationalization of Vale saying that Vale's privatization had caused an increase in employment, an increase in tax payments by a company that had previously run at a loss, and an increase in exports.

Kim Kataguiri · 2:50

Kim Kataguiri: In other words, absolutely everything that was presented here as a draconian fiscal adjustment measure was done,

Kim Kataguiri: during left-wing governments that spoke out against banks, spoke out against companies, but provided tax exemptions and 15% interest rates for scientists. Thank you, Mr. President.

Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence

reports a proposal to re-nationalize Vale and a contrary report, without a clear personal stance.

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